Nia Williams

Nia Williams is an energy reporter with Reuters.

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Oil refiners raise quality concerns over TMX pipeline shipments

A recent $34 billion expansion triples the amount of crude shipped from Canada's West Coast, but customers have worries about the quality of the product they are receiving.

Feds secure surrender of last oil and gas permits off B.C. coast

Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said on Wednesday, after Chevron Canada voluntarily relinquished 23 permits.

First Nation sends notice of opposition over drilling plans in northern Alberta

A First Nation in northern Alberta says it has told the Alberta Energy Regulator that oil and gas producer Obsidian Energy cannot proceed with plans to expanded drilling on its territory due to concerns about earthquakes.

Saudi energy minister says markets need light-handed regulation

At the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Saudi Arabia's energy minister defended OPEC+ cuts to oil market supply and took aim at the International Energy Agency.

Natural gas, not electricity, to power Canada's first LNG plant, increasing carbon footprint

LNG Canada says electricity constraints have forced it to delay the shift to renewable energy.

Why Canada is the next frontier for shale oil

Canadian producers and global oil majors are increasingly exploring the Duvernay and Montney formations, which they say could rival the most prolific U.S. shale fields.